A 47-year-old Walton man was arrested on Tuesday morning at the scene of a one-car accident on County Route 14 in Franklin, when Delaware County sheriff's deputies found drugs and weapons in the car he was driving.
Rafael Macken was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs (a misdemeanor), one count each of second- and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon (class C and D felonies), fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a class D felony), two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon (misdemeanors), unlawful possession of marijuana and failure to keep right.
According to a news release from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office, an investigation of Macken's car after the accident turned up a loaded .22 caliber handgun, a silencer, switchblade and metal knuckle knives, a number of unspecified controlled substances and marijuana.
Macken was arraigned in the Town of Franklin Court and remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility in lieu of $15,000 cash bail or $25,000 bond.
